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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
7
Prices for all deliveries surged in yesterday's cotton market with gains of 11 to 41 points. Liverpool buyers and heavy shipping demand supported futures as traders anticipated fresh buying and supply dynamics amid dry weather and shifting upland conditions.
Wholesale market update lists scarce eggs and beef prices with ranges for spring chickens Guinea fowl Irish potatoes onions and nuts. It notes Maine grown potatoes and seed potatoes with price points, N C hams and shoulders ribs cabbage hides wool corn tallow and peppers among items with varied quotes.
New York spot cotton as of March 18 shows slight movement with daily quotes around 34.30 cents per pound for middling staple in a volatile market. Prices reflect modest shifts amid market uncertainty and demand signals from textile buyers.
In New Orleans on March 19, cotton prices opened with renewed buying interest carried from the previous day. Traders ignored Texas rains and a March 1 stock of 829,019 bales. In the first half hour gains ranged 2S to 35 points with new high records for most months.
Spot cotton in New Orleans today steady with 5 points up. Sales on the spot 2,118 to arrive 100. Grades quoted: low middling 31.38, middling 33.13, good middling 34.13. Receipts 8,396. stock 472,295.
Liverpool March 19 Cotton market reports spot prices steady with good middling at 44a and middling 23.90. Sales total 4,000 bales, including 1 American. receipts 3,000 with no American. Futures close very steady with near contracts March 24.56 and April 24.50. Old contracts fixed prices range March 22.95 to June-July 22.62.
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with likely rain and little temperature change. Moderate to fresh northeast winds. Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville yesterday 4.9 feet. Sunrise and sunset times omitted. Weather Bureau reports provide the data.
Chicago corn and oats turn higher as traders expect ideal field conditions to curb hauling. March corn opens 1.27 3/8, May 1.24 8, with oats improving. hog value gains lift pork, lard, and ribs. New York stocks recover from weak mood led by Bethlehem, Crucible, Texas Co, and rail shares with broader gains in utilities and copper names.
Chicago on March 19 reports hogs receipts at 46 000 with strong demand and price range 13 50 to 18 00 for pigs and 16 25 to 17 45 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts at 16 000 with steady markets and beef prices from 7 10 to 14 50 for cows and steers and calves from 16 85 to 19 50. Sheep receipts 12 000 with firm markets and lambs selling 14 50 to 18 35 and sheep 11 00 to 14 35.
Washington March 19 Frequent mention has been made of Uncle Sam identification discs for soldiers and sailors. One side bears name birth and enlistment dates while the other shows a fingerprint stored with War or Navy records. The Monel metal disc resists corrosion and fire, ensuring the fingerprint and identity survive even if the body is destroyed.
The cotton seed oil market closed quiet in New York on March 19. Spot bids at 19.75 with March at 19.75 and May to July around 2000. No sales were recorded.
Richmond reports that after a long session Governor Davis brokered a compromise on the Appropriation bill with a sub committee. The final plan aligns with the House bill of 19,169,3322 dollars, saving more than 1,000,000 from the earlier 20,330,000 proposal. The governor opposed pay raises for officials earning 1800 dollars or more. The compromise ends the Legislature's work for the session.
Amsterdam reports widespread German rationing with cards required for bread meat potatoes eggs milk cheese and many goods. Prices soar for poultry sausages and fowl meat scarce coffee tea cocoa and soap are nearly unavailable. Ration levels include bread three and a half pounds per week per person and meat a quarter pound weekly with butter one ounce and cheese a quarter pound monthly.
An aging concern notes how women increasingly use cosmetics to appear youthful. It references a hair restorer product and suggests many women seek to maintain a dark, youthful look.
Oban offers a toilet preparation not a dye that gradually restores natural color and gloss. It will not stain the scalp wash or rub off and does not interfere with washing or waving the hair. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee. Price ten cents.
An antiseptic hygienic hair dressing recommended for daily use by children and adults. It claims to remove dandruff keep hair soft and stimulate growth while promoting a healthy scalp and dentifrice use for teeth.
Petrograd report states all Romanoff members over 16 in Petrograd must register immediately per the commission for the suppression of the counter revolution. Grand Dukes Nicholas Michailovitch and Sergius Michailovitch are the only Romanoffs remaining in Petrograd. An order calls for complete demobilization of troops in the Petrograd district. The Lithuanian National Council has been arrested at Veronesh.
London notices indicate no confirmation of acceptance has been received through either channel by March 19. The terse report signals pending decisions or awaiting official responses from relevant parties.
The British minister at The Hague and the Dutch minister report acceptance of Allied terms on Dutch shipping. Britain has sent a fresh notification stating that if unequivocal acceptance is not given, the Allies will proceed immediately to requisition the vessels.
State Treasurer B R Lacy in Raleigh announces sealed proposals due April 1 at noon for up to 500000 in Permanent Improvement Bonds dated July 1 1918. Bonds sell at par to the lowest interest rate not above 4 percent and are tax exempt including income. Apply for bid blanks.
The schedule lists departures from Wilmington on Mondays Tuesdays and Narabeda on Thursdays and Fridays at 9 30 A M. Saturday trips at 5 30 A M. and Sundays at 9 A M. From Southport and Fort Caswell departures occur Mondays through Fridays at 2 30 P M with Saturday options at 8 30 A M and 5 P M. Sunday sailings from Fort Caswell at 8 15 P M and Southport at 3 30 P M.
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